The Pingxi line is the cultural hearth of mining in northern Taiwan. As the local mining industry died down and the mining industry was shut down, the town has become quiet, but the unique style of the mining village has attracted tourists to visit. Strolling along the retro railway station and the old street, you can feel the town is still energetic. Pingxi is also a popular spot for setting off sky Laterns that visitors can write their wishes on a sky lantern and release it to the sky in various places in town. The practice of lighting off sky lanterns in Taiwan began in Shifen. Due to the rising awareness of environmental protection, it is now gradually become a railroad trip as well as snacks and souvenirs for the tourists to buy. With Join Me chartered tour, we will also take you to the Shifen waterfall and it is nicknamed of ''Taiwan's Niagara Falls." Moreover, for those cat lovers and enthusiasts you don't want to miss out a cat paradise, Houtong. With our tour, you don't have to rush catching public transport. With our services, you can avoid latency time and crowds, let your trip becomes more smoothly and efficiently. The romantic beauty of the landscape has made this area a popular visitor attraction.
- Highlight -
‧Stroll through the Jingtong old streets and feel the nostalgic atmosphere of Jingtong station Sky .Releasing Sky Lantern to the sky in Pingxi Old Street with your wishes
.Feeling the refreshment and magnificence from the laregest waterfall in Taiwan
‧cat lovers can't miss Houtong Cat Village
- Jingtong Railway Station –
It is a last railway station on the Pingxi Railway Line. The statoin itself is a Japanese style architecure and a rare wooden-built station in Taiwan. Different from the sky lantern, you can see the old mine car with the bamboo tube that for blessing here.
- Pingxi Old Street –
The Pingxi railway station and the interesting in lighting sky lanterns for blessing have become one of the representatives of Taiwan. It has attracted a large number of tourists coming here to visit every year. Surrounding shops are mostly tranditional mom and pop shops, hardware stores and eatier. There are various local Taiwansese snakcs on Pingxi Old Street. Don't foreget to try them, they will be worth the buy. The mining relics is also a must vist place.
- Houtong Cat Village –
Houtong Cat Village is one of the famous tourist spots in New Taipei City in recent years. CNN also selected it as one out of six places where cats outshine tourist attractions in the world. Visitors mostly come to photograph those playful cats, who laze around the Cat village and soak up the fuss. The village has also set up a "Cat Information center", hopoing that people get the correct information for feeding cats.
- Shifen Waterfall –
Shifen Waterfall is the largest and curtain style waterfall in Taiwan. The voluminous water and mighty force forms mists on top of the waterfall. The water vapor that is excited by the strong currents hitting the rocks forms a beautiful rainbow under the refraction of sunlight, so there is also a nickname for "Rainbow Pool".